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insolate

insolate verb: to dry in, or expose to, the sun's rays; to ripen or prepare by such exposure.

Verb

insolate (third-person singular simple present insolates, present participle insolating, simple past and past participle insolated)

  1. (transitive) To dry in, or expose to, the sun's rays; to ripen or prepare by such exposure.

insolate meaning in Urdu

insolate in Urdu

دھوپ دکھانا, سکھانا

Forms of insolate

third-person singular presentinsolates
present participleinsolating
past participleinsolated
pastinsolated

Origin of insolate

First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin insōlātus, perfect passive participle of insōlō (“to expose to the sun”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from in- (“in”) + sōl (“the sun”) + -ō.

Questions about insolate

What does insolate mean?
Insolate means to dry in, or expose to, the sun's rays; to ripen or prepare by such exposure.
What is insolate in Urdu?
Insolate in Urdu is دھوپ دکھانا, سکھانا. See Insolate meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is insolate?
Insolate is a verb.
What is the past tense of insolate?
The past tense of insolate is insolated.

Words near insolate in the dictionary

  1. insocial
  2. insociate
  3. insofar
  4. insofar as
  5. insol
  6. insolate
  7. insolated
  8. insolates
  9. insolating
  10. insolation
  11. insolational

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